This sale is for 10 FRESH, White BAT FLOWER SEEDS
Cat's Whiskers
"Tacca Nivea"
Create a talking point in your home with these tropical curiosities. Wide spreading wing-like bracts accompanied by long trailing whiskers up to 12 inches long hold a cluster of flowers succeeded by heavy berries.
For those fascinated by the exotic tropical flowers of the original black bat flower, we’re offering this even rarer white form.
Truly a collector's specimen, this exquisite flower is tall and majestic in greenhouses, sunrooms, and on hot, humid and shady porches.
Growing :
Sow the seeds on the surface of a sand/loam mixture. Keep warm, and damp (NOT WET). Maintain high humidity. Likes a mixture of sun and shade. Can be slow to germinate - up to 3 weeks
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)